Diabetes Facts and Information
About one third of all people with diabetes do not know they have the disease.
Almost 10% of the United States population has Type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death in America. Around 200,000
Americans under 20 have diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes often does not have any symptoms.
Only about five percent of all people with diabetes have type 1 diabetes.
If you are at risk, type 2 diabetes can be prevented with moderate weight loss (10–15 pounds) and 30 minutes of moderate physical activity (such as brisk walking) each day.
A meal plan for a person with diabetes isn’t very different than that which is recommended for people without diabetes.
Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in working-age adults.
People with diabetes are twice as likely to develop heart disease than someone without diabetes.
Good control of diabetes significantly reduces the risk of developing complications and prevents complications from getting worse.
Bariatric surgery, which reduces the amount of food the stoach can hold in order to encourage weight loss, can reduce the symptoms of diabetes in obese people.
Diabetes costs $174 billion annually, including $116 billion in direct medical expenses.
Almost 10% of the United States population has Type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death in America. Around 200,000
Americans under 20 have diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes often does not have any symptoms.
Only about five percent of all people with diabetes have type 1 diabetes.
If you are at risk, type 2 diabetes can be prevented with moderate weight loss (10–15 pounds) and 30 minutes of moderate physical activity (such as brisk walking) each day.
A meal plan for a person with diabetes isn’t very different than that which is recommended for people without diabetes.
Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in working-age adults.
People with diabetes are twice as likely to develop heart disease than someone without diabetes.
Good control of diabetes significantly reduces the risk of developing complications and prevents complications from getting worse.
Bariatric surgery, which reduces the amount of food the stoach can hold in order to encourage weight loss, can reduce the symptoms of diabetes in obese people.
Diabetes costs $174 billion annually, including $116 billion in direct medical expenses.
Any substance you eat, the stomach will try to break it apart into chemicals that your body
uses to power you and keep you going. One of these chemicals is glucose, a type of sugar
that is formed into molecules which are broken apart later to make enegy in your body. The
body has a balance system to prevent too much glucose from being produced, or too little
being produced. When the body has exactly enough glucose, that is called homeostasis. If
the pancreas detects that there is too much glucose in the bloodstream, it will release
insulin, a chemical that opens pathways between the bloodstream and the muscles, brain,
liver, and fat cells, in order to store the extra glucose. If the pancreas detects that there is
very little glucose in the bloodstream, it will release glucagon, which releases some of the
sugars that are stored in the muscles, liver, brain, and fat cells. However, if you are diabetic,
insulin will have a harder job opening the pathways between the bloodstream and organs
that will store all the extra glucose. Less insulin is produced, and the muscles are
weakened because of storing too much glucose. Biologists have developed insulin or
substitute insulin injections to counter this; however they cost a large amount of money to
be supplied with them for a year.
uses to power you and keep you going. One of these chemicals is glucose, a type of sugar
that is formed into molecules which are broken apart later to make enegy in your body. The
body has a balance system to prevent too much glucose from being produced, or too little
being produced. When the body has exactly enough glucose, that is called homeostasis. If
the pancreas detects that there is too much glucose in the bloodstream, it will release
insulin, a chemical that opens pathways between the bloodstream and the muscles, brain,
liver, and fat cells, in order to store the extra glucose. If the pancreas detects that there is
very little glucose in the bloodstream, it will release glucagon, which releases some of the
sugars that are stored in the muscles, liver, brain, and fat cells. However, if you are diabetic,
insulin will have a harder job opening the pathways between the bloodstream and organs
that will store all the extra glucose. Less insulin is produced, and the muscles are
weakened because of storing too much glucose. Biologists have developed insulin or
substitute insulin injections to counter this; however they cost a large amount of money to
be supplied with them for a year.